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Hey, Listen!

Hosted By Nick Brunner

Cutting edge bands local, national and worldwide. Whether you’re looking to start your record collection or touch up the fringes, Nick Brunner leads you through two hours of Modern Music Discovery.

Schedule

Saturday, 3p - 5p & 8p - 10p
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LATEST SHOW | Saturday, June 3, 2023

Light Rail Station to Station

All I can tell you about this one is that we play the new Alison Goldfrapp. MYSTERY ABOUNDS! OOOOOOHHH!!! (okay there's also new music from hometowners Rituals of Mine, The Snares and Julian Never!) GET IN HERE, YOU!

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Another Sacramento Saturday

New tracks from Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Demon, Hello Mary and Alvvays. Local band Demon Wrangler, plus Easter eggs a plenty (and months early). Also a HUGE THANK YOU for donating to last week's fund drive. You made my week!

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Cross Out

David Cross is coming to The Crest & we're giving away tickets. You know him from standup, Mr. Show, Arrested Development & more (where are all my Melvin Goes to Dinner fans???). Nick tells you how to win while spinning Yves Tumor, Fever Ray & more.

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Yamanak-O-Meter

New tracks from Gorillaz pepper the playlist along with Bjork, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and locals iamstrikes and Lillian Frances. Click here for that sweet playlist-y-ness.

Friday, March 3, 2023

Automatic Ottoman

New music from Cheekface, Sacramento's Caregiver, Dry Cleaning & Automatic. Loads of songs from the back catalog too - Primitive Radio Gods, Nas with Amy Winehouse, Pulp and more good business. Click in for the playlist! (Original broadcast 7/2/22)

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Damn Good Coffee and HOT!

On this solemn day after Twin Peaks Day, we wish you the very best coffee and cherry pie this side of Snoqualmie Falls. Bringing you the best & latest from Yo La Tengo, Titus Andronicus, Public Enemy, Luna and De La Soul. Click in for the playlist!

Saturday, February 18, 2023

NorCal Dialect

Margo Price, Seun Kuti with Black Thought & Sunny War bring us new tracks. A few familiars from Blondie & Supergrass. From the Hey, Listen! Hotline we'll get a story from Tom & a keen-eared listener with a much-needed correction for us. Click in!

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Big Time Bowl Saturday!

New music by Little Simz Ladytron, Quasi and Young Fathers. Local & locally adjacent music from Basi Vibe and Kepi Ghoulie too. Plus Nick takes a a Hey, Listen!er challenge via voicemail. This one's for Burt.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Now in TELE-VISION!

We celebrate the life of a prominent proto-punk this week plus music Disq,Little Simz & U2. We'll hear from Citrus Heights-born artist Juli Lydell about new music from her band June Swoon & more from the Hey, Listen! Hotline. This one's for Tom.

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Like A Sacramento Motorist

Pulling out all the stops this weekend with music by Arlo Parks, U.S. Girls, White Lung & The Go! Team. Locals Farrow & the Peach Leaves, Foxtails Brigade & Coco Leilani. Plus more voicemail requests from Hey, Listener!s. Click in for the playlist!

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Light It Up!

New music by Sac artists Rituals of Mine and Christopher Fairman. The Flaming Lips, Beck, Rubblebucket and more listener voice mails and Nick learns to love The Beam. This one's for David.

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